In an update detected on July 26, 2026, OpenAI's API Data Usage Policy retained its existing language stating that data from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT for Healthcare, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Teachers, and the API Platform (after March 1, 2023) is not used for model training by default, unless users explicitly opt in to share data to improve services. The BEFORE and AFTER text are identical, indicating no operational change to the default data usage policy.
The updated terms do not alter the existing data usage policy. Data from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT for Healthcare, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Teachers, and the API Platform (after March 1, 2023) continues to be excluded from model training by default unless users explicitly opt in to share data to improve services. No change to consumer rights or data handling practices is reflected in this update.
Confirmed unchanged: data from ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, Healthcare, Edu, for Teachers, and API Platform is not used for training by default without explicit opt-in.
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This change detected on July 26, 2026 does not introduce material operational or compliance changes. The language confirming default non-use of user data for model training without explicit opt-in remains substantively identical. No new disclosure, …
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